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Some villa wild life and also some Epcot night shots.
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/brizzle/2004112321212_frog.jpg
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/brizzle/20041123212148_butterfly.jpg
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/brizzle/20041123212252_tree.jpg
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/brizzle/20041123212348_spaceship_fountain.jpg
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/brizzle/20041123212449_palm_spaceship_earth.jpg
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/brizzle/20041123212645_illuminations.jpg
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/brizzle/20041123212545_spaceship_reflection.jpg
Brizzle
Nostromo
24-11-2004, 01:31
Spectacular! I paticularly like the reflections in the water. What camera were you using?
Thanks, it's a Konica Minolta Dimage Z3.
Not using a tripod so the anti-shake is invaluable (it allows for an extra couple of stops more than you would normally be able to use).
I tried the technique of holding the camera taut using the neck strap to eliminate as much shake as possible and it seems to have helped a lot.
If I had any sense I'd use a tripod like Steve but with two little monsters we carry enough with us as it is.
Brizzle.
SunLover
24-11-2004, 01:39
Wonderful shots again Briz. Thanks for sharing :)
Really vibrant colours, well done.
LiesaAnna
24-11-2004, 01:42
very nice!!Thanks for sharing them Brizzle [msnwink]
I want to take photos like this!!!!
julieanne
24-11-2004, 02:17
Great photos once again [clap]
Thanks for sparing some of your precious holiday time remembering all of us back in the UK [msnsmile]
Great pics[clap] I really like Epcot especially at night - thanks
Fantastic pics Brizzle, thanks :)
Great pictures.
What settings have you used on your camera, or did you used the Auto function?
Ray&Sarah
24-11-2004, 11:47
Fantastic photos Brizzle, the wild life pictures are really great.[msnsmile2]
MaggieAllan
24-11-2004, 12:12
The first ones are good enough for National Geographic and the night time ones are terrific.
probably a stupid question but how do you get so close to the animals to take their pics ? good zoom on your camera ?
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Lynnes
I want to take photos like this!!!!
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That's easy - you wait for Brizzle to post his usual superb offerings and then you right click and choose Save - see you can take these photos[msnsmile2] (or is that not what you mean?).
To get close up photos you need a macro option on the camera which lets you focus much closer.
I never use the camera on auto, I mostly use P mode which let's me set the ISO to 50 to get the least noise but it chooses shutter/aperture, it's kind of Auto.
For night shots I play with the S mode which let's me choose the shutter speed, the spaceship earth with reflection was set to 0.6 seconds which is a pretty slow shutter speed so I'm glad it didn't blur too much.
It also has Aperture priority, great for depth of field and also a full manual mode which I don't go near at the moment.
It's a game of experimentation a lot of the time. I have loads of photo's which come out not so great.
As for getting close, it's got a 12x zoom but the butterfly & frog were taken close up with macro on. The camera also has a super macro mode which I can take photo's about 1cm or less away. It gives great detail in close shots.
I think the trick is to take loads and loads of photo's, a lot of the time take a couple of each shot just in case. If you take hundreds of photo's then some just have to come out OK :)
Brizzle.
hi have no idea what you and MTP have just been saying !!!!!! have a digital camera and just usually have a go but they dont turn out as good as yours brizzle i`m shure i`ll have plenty of practise in florida next year [msnsmile2]
Wicked photos Brizz.
The reflections in the lake from the fireworks are gorgeous.
Where abouts were you at? It looks like somewhere near Japan?
The sunset is beaut too. It really captures the colours of those Orlando sunsets.
You make me want to get back there as quickly as possible.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by brizzle
For night shots I play with the S mode which let's me choose the shutter speed, the spaceship earth with reflection was set to 0.6 seconds which is a pretty slow shutter speed so I'm glad it didn't blur too much.
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Did you use a mini-tripod, or are you just steady handed?
philgrove
25-11-2004, 02:26
great photos as always brizzle, do you still get to enjoy your holiday as you must spend most of you time looking for that "perfect" photo[clap][clap][clap]
MTP : I have a mini tripod but these pics were taken by pulling the neck strap taut against the back of my neck to try and steady the camera enough.
Philgrove : I just carry my camera with me and let my eye's do the seeing, if the view is nice enough I'll take a few shots. I do know that certain things like Spaceship Earth will be a good shot so do plan to do that. The one with the palm tree's was as I was sat down waiting for the girls to use the bathroom, I looked up and thought that looks nice so out came the camera.
Steve : The picture of Epcot with the reflections is just as you have entered the World Showcase before you get to Canada. I think there was a gift shop behind me. I took one last year with my old camera but it didn't come out anywhere near good enough.
Brizzle
Nostromo
27-11-2004, 01:13
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by brizzle
If I had any sense I'd use a tripod like Steve but with two little monsters we carry enough with us as it is.
Brizzle.
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I have a Benbo Trekker tripod that is not small, but light for its size. It is very versatile in any position. Uni-Pod used to make a smaller tripod with similar features.